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Iraq stories: 1275 news summaries

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(Newser) - While the president has been busy assuring Americans that Iraq is a "noble" war, among those who haven't been listening are his wife, his children and his nieces and nephews, observes Kitty Kelley, who chronicled the Bush clan in 2004. The first family is AWOL on the war effort,... More »

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Iraq • War on Terror • Middle East • Barbara Bush • UNICEF • compulsory military service • Jenna Bush • Iraq war • George W. Bush

U.S. Stiffs Brits in Friendly Fire Investigation

British coroner calls soldier's 2003 death "criminal"

Mar 18, 07 11:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The British government is taking aim at the U.S. military for its role in covering up the 2003 friendly-fire death of a British solider in Iraq. A coroner’s report Friday ruled Lance Cpl. Matty Hull’s death at the hands of American pilots avoidable—and criminal—but the... More »

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Iraq • military • Middle East • United States • friendly fire • Britain

The Uncontainable Kurds

Mar 18, 07 8:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tehran resident and frequent commentator on Iran, Christopher de Bellaigue, travels west to Turkey to examine the status of Kurds in Turkey. He describes how some have become the fully assimilated Turks that the government so much wanted them to become; but that many have maintained a separate ethnic and... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Turkey • Kurdistan • Kurds • Istanbul

The Women's War

The Unprecedented Deployment of Women's in the Iraq War Has Created Unprecedented Challenges for Them and the Armed Forces

Mar 18, 07 8:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sara Corbett writes in The New York Times Magazine about the role of women soldiers in the Iraq war and the extraordinary toll it is taking on many of them. More »

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Iraq • women • harassment • US Army • soldier • PTSD • Iraq war

Gunmen Ambush Sadr City Mayor

Target was key figure in U.S. efforts to disarm militia, create jobs

Mar 16, 07 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The mayor of Sadr City was wounded and his police chief killed in an ambush yesterday, creating new challenges for the U.S. military effort to bring security to the Shiite stronghold and rein in the Mahdi Army. The mayor, Rahim al-Daraji, has been a key figure in negotiating with... More »

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Iraq • War on Terror • Middle East • Shiite • Sadr City • Mahdi Army • Rahim al Daraji

British Torture
Trial Backfires

Acquittal in case that mirrors
Abu Ghraib sparks public outrage

Mar 14, 07 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The prosecution of a group of British soldiers for mistreating Iraqi detainees—one of whom died under questioning—has backfired on the British government. Four soldiers have been acquitted of various crimes after a three-year investigation. Now the knives are out for leading members of the British government over the... More »

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Iraq • torture • Abu Ghraib • United Kingdom • British law • British troops • detainee • Britain • scandal

Pace: Homosexuality Is "Immoral"

Mar 13, 07 10:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Don't ask, don't tell" works fine for Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, because "homosexual acts are immoral" and should not be condoned any more than adultery within the ranks. Pace defended the Pentagon's current policy on gays to the Chicago Tribune, opposing proposed... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • gay rights • military • Pentagon • Peter Pace • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • Joint Chiefs of Staff • US troops • homosexuality • soldier

Pentagon Exit Strategy Relies on Advisers

Hopes for surge waning, DoD plans to replace troops with teams of advisers

Mar 12, 07 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pentagon top brass preparing an exit strategy for Iraq should the troop surge fail are following the outlines set by the Iraq Study Group, using a small team of military advisers to replace troops as they stand down. It mirrors the strategy the military used in El Salvador in the... More »

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Iraq • Pentagon • troop surge • troop withdrawal • Iraq Study Group • General John Abizaid • Iraq exit strategy

Militants Burn Houses in
Mixed Areas

New tactic forces out Iraqis who don't endorse radical agenda

Mar 12, 07 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sunni extremists burned houses in a mixed city 60 miles from Baghdad over the weekend, a new tactic in the campaign to drive out citizens who don't support a sectarian agenda. Attackers burned as many as 100 homes, both Sunni and Shiite, in an apparent effort to destroy mixed neighborhoods... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Islamic State of Iraq • violence • militant

Bickering Among Agencies Undermines  Iraq Rebuilding

State fights Commerce over how to win peace

Mar 11, 07 10:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Squabbles among agencies in the Bush administration have wasted countless hours and undermined initiatives to stabilize Iraq, the Post reports. The White House wants the whole cabinet involved, but State shuns other departments' initiatives. One battle between State and Commerce, over a proposal to end food rations, became so bitter... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • Condoleezza Rice • State Department • Department of Commerce

(Newser) - The U.S. must lead negotiations to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict, King Abdullah II of Jordan told a joint session of Congress yesterday. Abdullah chided the U.S. for favoring Israel, saying Palestinians question "whether the West really means what it says about equality and respect and universal justice.... More »

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Iraq • Congress • Israel • Jordan • Middle East • King Abdullah II

Chalabi Rides Surge Back
Into Office

The divisive Iraqi politician will build public backing for security push

Mar 6, 07 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Ahmed Chalabi, the former U.S. darling and deputy prime minister spurned by Iraqi voters in the 2005 elections, is back in office. He won a post created as a buffer between residents and the troops pouring into Baghdad for the new security push. Chalabi's new role involves organizing reimbursement... More »

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Iraq • Middle East • insurgents • politics • Baghdad • Ahmed Chalabi

Iraqi Cabinet Approves Deal to Divide Oil Revenues

Every region would get a share of profits based on population

Mar 6, 07 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - The Iraqi cabinet approved a law yesterday spelling out how revenue from the country's petroleum reserves will be doled out to provinces: based on population. The deal, which must be approved by the parliament, eases Sunni fears about being cut out of wealth generated by oil reserves in Shiite areas. More »

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Iraq • oil • Middle East • Sunni • Shiite • Kurds • foreign investment • petroleum

Why Can't
the Media
Cheer Up? 

First Lady talks to Larry King about the war, and a dour media

Mar 6, 07 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Her mission was to talk about women and heart disease. But Laura Bush couldn't help telling Larry King how she really felt about the media portrayal of her husband's war in Iraq. "Many parts of Iraq are stable now," the First Lady told King. "But, of course,... More »

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Iraq • media • radio • Laura Bush • Larry King • blogger • Iraq war

Bombers Strike Baghdad Booksellers

Insurgents hit heart of the Iraqi intellectual scene

Mar 5, 07 5:26 PM CST
(Newser) - A noon car-bomb blast ravaged Baghdad's historic book market, killing dozens of people and wounding over 100. The bomb destroyed many shops, including the venerable Shahbandar cafe, a popular haven for writers. Poet Abdul Baqi Faidhullah said, "Those who did this are like savage machines intent on harvesting souls... More »

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Iraq • Middle East • Baghdad • literature • bombing • Abdul Baqi Faidhullah • Shahbandar cafe

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